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Joe Gifford in Tal Afar, Iraq (A)
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr.; Burgess, Richard , Jr.; Carpio, Robert , III; Wheeler, WilliamCase HBS-311085-ELeadership and People ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A Lieutenant leading a platoon in Iraq must make a complex ethical, military, and leadership decision: whether to risk his life and that of other soldiers to reenter a home rigged with an explosive and save three Iraqis.Starting at €8.20
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Molycorp: Financing the Production of Rare Earth Minerals (A), Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Mayfield, E. ScottTeaching Note HBS-216020-EFinanceMolycorp, the western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth minerals, was in the middle of a $1 billion capital expenditure project in its effort to become a vertically integrated supplier of rare earth minerals, oxides, and metals. Yet it had just reported lower than expected revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2012. In response to the announcement, its stock price fell 29% (its stock price had fallen from $77 to $11 in the past 1...Starting at €0.00
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The a2 Milk Company, Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.; Fisher, DanielTeaching Note HBS-719428-EStrategyTeaching note for case 719424.Starting at €0.00
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Transformation of COFCO in a Changing Environment
Goldberg, Ray A.; Yang, KefeiCase HBS-909403-EChina's COFCO, the country's leading edible oil and food importer and exporter and its largest food manufacturer, had in its 50-plus years of operation undergone four stages of transformation and was about to embark on a fifth. The global agriculture system was undergoing major changes and the standard of living in China was increasing, changing the food consumption and dietary habits of the nation's 1.3 billion people. COFCO's management needed ...Starting at €8.20
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Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Inclusive Growth for India's Farmers
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-912403-EDr. Bhavarlal Jain and his son Anil Jain are engaged in a discussion about long-term planning for Jain Irrigation Systems Limited (JISL)-a company engaged in micro-irrigation, processed foods and a range of other agronomical activities-with an emphasis on how the company will meet the challenges that the food system of the future presents: a changing climate; booming global population; the need for increased production of nutritious foods; and sc...Starting at €8.20
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Jain Irrigation Systems Limited: Inclusive Growth for India's Farmers, Teaching Note
Goldberg, Ray A.Teaching Note HBS-912409-ETeaching Note for 912403.Starting at €0.00
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Beidahuang, Teaching Plan
Goldberg, Ray A.; Lane, DavidTeaching Note HBS-914415-ETeaching Note for 914412. This teaching plan is designed to support the teaching of Beidahuang, HBS No. 914-412, rev. March 2014. Beidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's food security and in pursuit of its own commercial goals. Focusing on potential trade in Brazilian soybeans, the case asks students to re-evaluate the role of agricultural cooperatives in...Starting at €0.00
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Chase's Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A) (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Kane, MichaelCase HBS-214S05FinanceIn late 1999, the Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government agreed to develop Hong Kong Disneyland, a HK$28 (U.S.$3.6) billion theme park and resort complex planned to open in late 2005. As part of the total financing package, the sponsors decided to raise HK$3.3 billion of non-recourse bank loans for construction and working capital, and selected Chase Manhattan Bank to underwrite and syndicate these facilities. This case concerns the process...Starting at €8.20
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The Kashagan Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Bitsch, FlorianCase HBS-213082-EFinanceWhen discovered in the 1990s, the Kashagan oil field was the second largest oil field in the world. The project sponsors (equity investors) signed a 40-year production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Kazakh government in 1997, with the expectation the field would be developed at a total cost of $57 billion and would be pumping oil by 2005. Unlike most contracts in the energy industry, the Kashagan agreement was a "flexible PSA" meaning the contr...Starting at €8.20
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FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies, Teaching Note
Esty, Benjamin C.Teaching Note HBS-217030-EFinanceTeaching Note for case 216042.Starting at €0.00